Fantasy Photo Edit

The goal of this contest is to produce an amazing image using ANY Tools necessary. The subject matter can vary but the important part is that you title your work and give a good explanation of what kind of digital tools you used to make your picture amazing.
The more surreal your image the better. This is all about editing to the nth degree. Create an image that takes real photographic material and turns it into something spectacular and fantastical!

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Announced:

Wednesday, 11th July, 2012 (GMT)

Submissions:

Wednesday, 18th July, 2012 –
Tuesday, 24th July, 2012
(GMT)

Voting:

Wednesday, 25th July, 2012 –
Tuesday, 31st July, 2012
(GMT)

Processing rules:

The only rule here is that there MUST be post processing.

Capture date rules:

No restrictions.

Additional rules:

Images do NOT have to look like real photos, they may be stylized.

No nudity, follow all DPR rules (really should have to say that but ...)

Submissions MUST have a title.

Submissions MUST have at least 1-2 sentences describing what tools/techniques were used to produce the desired effect.

Please use royalty-free stock, paid stock or your own photos. Do not composite by getting Google images, respect others' copyrights! Stock Exchange, MorgueFile and iStockPhoto are great resources. Images must contain at least 1 photo taken by YOU and you must have the legal right to use ANY/ALL photos in your submission.

Images should look surreal or fantastical in some way. Just applying a simple Photoshop filter or tweaking the colors will get you DQ'd.

The picture is taken during the Luminara di San Ranieri night feast in Pisa, which roots to the heathen celebrations of Solstice. During the event, the houses along the Arno river are decorated with the thousands of burning candles... Some historians claim that Roman civilization survived the "dark ages" in some places of Europe (e.g. in Tuscany) and gave birth to the Renaissance. That, for example, reflects in the continuity of architectural technologies. When I watch this image I have feeling of fall in time into the Roman epoch...

Your complaint (along with the complaints of others regarding this entry) will be
reviewed by the challenge owner. Depending upon the nature and applicability of the
complaint, the entry may be disqualified. In extreme circumstances the user who submitted
the entry may receive a ban from the challenge or series in question.